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Charles Meryon

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Small printed sheet with a handwritten-style verse dedicated to Eugène Bléry in ornate script within a decorative border.

Verses Dedicated to Eugène Bléry, No. 1

1854

Etched plate with two columns of French verse titled L'Esperance, signed C.M. and dated 1854, on cream paper.

L'Esperance (verse to accompany Pont-au-Change)

1854

Etching of a columned classical building beside a busy Paris square with an obelisk, carriages, and birds in a cloudy sky.

The Admiralty, Paris

1866

Etching of the Pont-au-Change over the Seine, with dense riverside buildings, a stone quay wall, a barge and figures.

Pont-au-Change, Paris, about 1784

1855

Etching of the old Louvre palace in Paris seen from the Seine, with boats, figures, and a dramatic cloudy sky.

The Old Louvre, Paris, 1651

1865

Etching of the Château of Chenonceau with turrets and a multi-arched bridge over rippling water.

The Château of Chenonceau, no. 2

1856

Print of ruined château towers above village houses and a river, with a seated figure and fence in the foreground.

Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds

1858

Etching of the Pont-Neuf in Paris with stone arches over the Seine, a small boat, scaffolding, and smoking chimneys over the

Pont-Neuf, Paris

1853

Pencil sketch of a hillside with grazing cattle and sheep, diagonal fences, and rustic buildings along the ridge.

San Francisco, Study

1855-56

Pencil sketch of a tall old building with steep roof, dormer windows and a chimney, drawn on pale paper.

Rue des Toiles, Bourges

1853

Pale sheet with faint pencil and red chalk construction lines and sketchy architectural outlines across the surface.

Diagram

n.d.

Reverse of a translucent sheet with faint pencil diagram lines, numerals and a handwritten note in the upper right.

Diagrammatic sketch of building

n.d.

Pencil study of riverside buildings and arches beneath loose hatched strokes on a pale sheet.

Study for Le Pont-au-Change (Pont-au-Change, Paris)

1854

Pencil sketch of two moored boats with masts beside an arch and distant buildings, on aged paper.

Study for an arch of Pont Notre-Dame, Paris

1853

Pencil study of a tropical island shore with palm trees, wading figures, and a sailing ship on calm water.

Study

1845

Study for Share Certificates in a Fraudulent Franco-Californian Company, No. 2

1855

Etched page with the handwritten French poem L'attelage and a small vignette of a horse and figure in a landscape.

The Ploughman and His Horse

1854

Handwritten French letter in brown ink on aged paper, addressed to Monsieur le Directeur, with a signature at lower right.

Charles Meryon Autographed Letter

March 24, 1854

Etching of a cow standing in shallow water beside a donkey drinking, with rocks and a faint landscape behind them.

Cow and Ass

1849

Etching of two horses, one lying on the ground and one standing with head lowered, in a rural landscape with trees and a farm

Two Horses

1850

Etching of a road leading into a town of chimneys and smoke, with travelers, donkeys and a wheat field.

Entrance to the Faubourg Saint-Marceau, Paris

1850

Etched title page on tan paper reading Eaux-fortes sur Paris par C. Meryon, 1852, with hatched border and small decorative mo

Etchings of Paris; Title page to the suite

1852

Printed sheet with ornate French dedicatory verses in a rectangular frame, with handwritten notes on the margins.

Dedicatory verses by Meryon to Reiner Nooms, called Zeeman

1854

Etching of a coat of arms with a castle crown, fleur-de-lis, a sailing ship on waves, and laurel branches below.

Coat-of-Arms Symbolizing the City of Paris, from "Etchings of Paris"

1854

Black and white heraldic coat of arms with a ship on waves, a towered crown, Latin ribbons and laurel branches, dated 1854.

Coat-of-Arms Symbolic of the City of Paris with the motto: It Rocks But Does Not Sink

1854

Etching of the Petit Pont in Paris with stone arches over the Seine, Notre-Dame's twin towers behind, and boats and figures b

The Petit Pont, Paris

1850 or later

Etching of a Gothic cathedral gallery with columns and arches, opening onto a view of Paris rooftops with birds on the ledge.

Gallery, Nôtre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

1853

Etching of a dark stone archway framing a river view of a bridge, medieval towers, moored boats and figures on the water.

Archway, Pont Nôtre-Dame, Paris

1853

Etching of a dark archway framing a stone bridge over a river, with boats, workers and Paris towers in the distance.

Archway, Pont Nôtre-Dame, Paris, from "Etchings of Paris"

1853

Etching of a riverside pump house with a tall tower on timber supports, Notre-Dame towers and city buildings behind, boats on

The Nôtre-Dame Pump, from "Etchings of Paris"

1852

Etching of the Notre-Dame pump house on the Seine, with timber supports, a tall tower, boats, and Notre-Dame in the distance.

The Nôtre-Dame Pump, Paris, from "Etchings of Paris"

1852

Etching of a tall pump tower on wooden supports over the Seine, with Notre-Dame and boats on the water behind.

The Nôtre-Dame Pump, Paris

1852